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CRIME & SAFETY
80-year-old man diagnosed with schizophrenia missing in Griffin, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Police in Griffin are seeking the public’s help finding a missing 80-year-old man who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The Griffin Police Department said Sheldon Pressie walked away from the Griffin Manor assisted living facility around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Police said...
Despite safety warnings, police departments continue misapplying restraint positions and techniques
Two officers stood on Fernando Rodriguez’s outstretched arms, handcuffs connecting his wrists. Another stood on the shackles binding the 24-year-old’s legs. A fourth officer kneeled on Rodriguez’s back. The fifth placed his weight on the man’s buttocks. Five officers from the Hampton city and Henry County...
11Alive reporter's items, 'whole life' stolen after alleged crime ring targets U-Haul
LOCUST GROVE, Ga. — It's a disturbing trend growing in metro Atlanta where authorities say U-Hauls full of belongings are being stolen. It even happened to one of our own after moving to metro Atlanta a few weeks ago. 11Alive's newest reporter, Angelina Salcedo, had just relocated from Tampa, Florida when her U-Haul was stolen from a hotel parking lot.
Leader of drug trafficking organization sentenced to 40 years in federal prison
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The leader of a drug trafficking organization responsible for acquiring at least 250 kilograms of methamphetamine from a prisoner and then distributing the drugs into west-central Georgia was sentenced to federal prison. Cornelius Leonard, 29, of Grantville, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 480 months in prison,...
Georgia Police Practices Questioned After Controversial Restraint Techniques Linked to Deaths
Georgia police departments are under scrutiny after a recent investigation found repeated instances of misapplying restraint positions and techniques, which have been linked to dozens of deaths over the past decade. The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University, in partnership with The Associated Press, highlighted the case of 24-year-old Fernando Rodriguez, who died after officers from the Hampton city and Henry County police departments applied multiple restraints and Taser shocks during his arrest in 2019, as per FOX 5 Atlanta.
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